
Once they gain their last title, it's possible to decorate them with a set of accessories. As characters become stronger, they will learn specific and unique abilities for battle.

Characters have changed their character growth by adding a new "General" ranking.All pots containing health will contain a single Meat Bun, and all pots containing Healing Ointment will contain Musou Wine instead.They also gained the ability to fully drain the player's Musou Gauge. Enemy banner soldiers will now give their officers random buffs: a 30 second attack or defense boost, a healing over time effect which restores 50 health per tick, or any combination of the previously mentioned buffs.

This is the game's hardest difficulty setting. A new difficulty setting is available called Nightmare.In other words, putting a level on Chaos will reward more than a stage on Beginner. Monetary rewards and skill points increase based on the degree of difficulty the player has set for the stage.Having the data present will automatically make the entire cast playable. Players will be able to continue from their Dynasty Warriors 7 save data with the same points and levels.

A lone Xtreme Legends disc will not have these modes available. Players can also build bonds with the three new characters and can find them throughout cities in Conquest Mode. Through this method, it's possible to play Story Mode with two players.
